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The Essentials

Frequency: 97.1fm
City of License: Shelbyville
Metro(s): Indianapolis
Power: 23,000 watts @ 731 feet (AUX: 2700 watts @ 991 feet) (Class B)
Format: Country
Address: One EMMIS Plaza, 40 Monument Circle, Suite 600, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3016
Phone: 317.266.9700
FAX: 317.634.1618
Ownership: Emmis Communications Corp.
Network Affiliation(s): Indianapolis Colts (flagship)
Web Presence: http://www.hankfm.com/

Station Personnel

Current

Market Manager/GM: Charlie Morgan
Chief Engineer: David Hood
GSM: Tracey Bean
NSM: Patty England
LSM: Taja Graham
OM/PD: Bob Richards (October 1, 2009 - Current)
MD: Fritz Moser
Production Director: Eric Garnes
Promotions Director: Lisa Aigner
Imaging Director: Steve O'Brien
Mornings: Ed Wank and Dave O'Brien (5:30am - 10am) (April 25, 2005 - Current) (Wank also hosts a weekend show "Date Nite" on sister WIBC)
Middays: Steve O'Brien
Afternoons: Ernie Mills ("Ernie") (2PM - 7pm) (April 25, 2005 - Current) (From morning show producer duties at KSTP in Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Nights: Fritz Moser
Overnights: Nicki Barker ("Nicki") (12am - 5am)

Former

Market Manager/GM: Tom Severino (Deceased 5 July 2009)
GSM: Shannone Dunlap (Now Market Manager at the NextMedia stations in Saginaw, Michigan)
OM/PD: David Edgar
APD/MD: Nicki Barker
MD: Jim Cerone
MD: Scott Roddy
Director of Marketing: Jo Robinson (March 2003 - ?) (From Interactive Manager with parent Emmis Communications Corp.)
Production Director: Scott Robinson
Promotions Director: Dan Pantos (August 2004 - ?)
Promotions Director: Susan Wells
Afternoons: Ann Duran ("Annie") (3pm - 7pm) (April 25, 2005 - ?) (From middays at WQSX in Lawrence, Massachusetts)
Afternoons: Scott Roddy (Now PD/afternoons at WBTU)
Nights: Todd Kangas ("Todd") (7pm - 12am) (April 25, 2005 - ?) (From mornings at WKQZ in Midland, Michigan.)
Nights: Heather (7pm - 12am)

Station History

97.1fm signed on November 6, 1964. Formerly known as WSVL and most recently WENS.

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